This guy got hired after buying a Google ad with a prospective employer's name

The odds of getting your resume noticed by a busy executive is tough, but Alec Brownstein beat those odds by taking out Google ads with the names of advertising execs. When they Googled their names, his job request showed up at the top of the page.

One man offered a free HD video camera on Twitter to anyone who could help him find a job

The so-called "Help Jon Kolbe Find A Job Contest" was a last resort after Kolbe failed to find employment by sending out his resume the traditional way and searching for job posts on message boards in 2009.

This guy used an interactive resume and got tons of job offers

PR and social media consultant Graeme Anthony put his skills to use in this interactive video resume, complete with links to additional sections like About Me and Timeline.

"I've produced this video because let's face it, communications have changed," Anthony says in the clip. "There's nothing wrong with a good old-fashioned pen and paper but it's evolved into something far more exciting and accessible."

Anthony sent the video directly to individual companies and had a job lined up before it even became public. But after the video was posted on YouTube, he received so many offers that he eventually decided it made more sense to freelance.

A Thrillist.com VP chased down her potential employers at CBS, and she got the job

Courtesy of Flavie Bagnol

Flavie Bagnol, VP of Communications for Thrillist.com knows a thing or two about crazy job search. After graduating from college, she set her eyes on the paige program at CBS and showed up unsuccessfully at the studio building numerous times with her resume and cover letter hoping to speak to someone.

"Eventually a nice receptionist (or maybe she felt sorry for me!) looked at the name on the envelope and told me that the person in charge of the program was no longer in New York. She gave me the name of another person. I pretty much called that person every day and got a meeting," Bagnol told us.

And she got the job.

This would get most people kicked out by security today, but Bagnol said persistence pays of although current job seekers should probably rely on social media instead of showing up unexpectedly.

BONUS: These two guys didn't want to face the tough job market, so they sell advertising ... on their faces

Facing the prospect of graduating without good jobs and tons of debt, two UK university students decided to skip the high stakes game of getting hired and started their own creative business.

Ross Harper and Ed Moyse started BuyMyFace.com in September as a way to pay off their student loans. The two paint images like company logos on their faces and promote the ad by attending events and highly trafficked areas, and by posting the images on their website, Twitter and Facebook pages. So far, they've received a lot of business.